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Draft:List of bills sponsored by Kamala Harris in the United States Senate

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Kamala Harris served as a member of the United States Senate from January 3, 2017, until her resignation on January 18, 2021, during which she sponsored 164 pieces of legislation, none of which became law.

Bills

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Harris authored a total of 118 bills while serving in the Senate: 45 in the 115th Congress and 73 in the 116th Congress.

No. Date of
introduction
Short title Long title
S. 349 February 9, 2017 To clarify the rights of all persons who are held or detained at a port of entry or at any detention facility overseen by U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
S. 729 March 27, 2017 John Muir National Historic Site Expansion Act To authorize the Secretary of the Interior[a] to acquire approximately 44 acres of land in Martinez, California, for inclusion in the John Muir National Historic Site, and for other purposes.
S. 1446 June 27, 2017 To reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program.
S. 1593 July 20, 2017 Pretrial Integrity and Safety Act of 2017 To provide grants to States and Indian tribes to reform their criminal justice system to encourage the replacement of the use of payment of secured money bail as a condition of pretrial release in criminal cases, and for other purposes.
S. 1926 October 5, 2017 Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial Act To provide for the establishment of a national memorial and national monument to commemorate those killed by the collapse of the Saint Francis Dam on March 12, 1928, and for other purposes.
S. 1959 October 16, 2017 Central Coast Heritage Protection Act To designate certain Federal land in the State of California as wilderness, and for other purposes.
S. 2083 November 7, 2017 Strengthening Cybersecurity Information Sharing and Coordination in Our Ports Act of 2017 To enhance cybersecurity information sharing and coordination at ports in the United States, and for other purposes.
S. 2104 November 8, 2017 Earthquake Mitigation Incentive and Tax Parity Act of 2017 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income earthquake loss mitigation received under State-based earthquake loss mitigation programs.
S. 2162 November 28, 2017 Ending Nonconsensual Online User Graphic Harassment Act of 2017 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide that it is unlawful to knowingly distribute a private, visual depiction of an individual's intimate parts or of an individual engaging in sexually explicit conduct, with reckless disregard for the individual's lack of consent to the distribution, and for other purposes.
S. 2272 December 21, 2017 To amend the Revised Statutes to grant State attorneys general the ability to issue subpoenas to investigate suspected violations of State laws that are applicable to national banks.

Resolutions

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No. Date of
introduction
Title
S.Res. 118 April 5, 2017 Condemning hate crime and any other form of racism, religious or ethnic bias, discrimination, incitement to violence, or animus targeting a minority in the United States.
S.Res. 317 October 31, 2017 Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Senate Black Legislative Staff Caucus and its achievements in the Senate.
S.Res. 366 December 21, 2017 Honoring the accomplishments of the 9 historically Black colleges and universities that celebrated their sesquicentennial anniversaries during the week of September 24 through September 30, 2017.
S.Res. 373 January 11, 2018 Supporting the goals and ideals of "Korean American Day".
S.Res. 409 February 15, 2018 Honoring the dedication and courage of the Buffalo Soldiers.
S.Res. 459 April 11, 2018 Recognizing "Black Maternal Health Week" to bring national attention to the maternal health care crisis in the Black community and the importance of reducing the rate of maternal mortality and morbidity among Black women.
S.Res. 154 April 10, 2019 Recognizing the week of April 11 through April 17, 2019, as "Black Maternal Health Week" to bring national attention to the maternal health crisis in the Black community and the importance of reducing maternal mortality and morbidity among Black women.
S.Res. 231 June 5, 2019 Condemning the horrific anti-Semitic attack on the Chabad of Poway Synagogue near San Diego, California, on April 27, 2019.
S.Res. 316 September 18, 2019 Supporting the clean vehicle emissions standards of the United States and defending the authority of States under the Clean Air Act to protect the people of those States from harmful air pollution.
S.Res. 363 October 17, 2019 Designating October 2019 as "National Youth Justice Action Month".
S.Res. 429 November 18, 2019 Recognizing the importance of the Civil Rights Act of 1866 and the laws derived from the Civil Rights Act of 1866.
S.Res. 498 February 13, 2020 Condemning Stephen Miller for trafficking in bigotry, hatred, and divisive political rhetoric and for promoting policies that are inconsistent with the trust and confidence placed in him as a Senior Advisor to the President, and expressing the sense of the Senate that Stephen Miller should immediately resign from office.
S.Res. 580 May 14, 2020 Condemning all forms of anti-Asian sentiment as related to COVID-19.

Notes

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  1. ^ Ryan Zinke was the secretary of the interior at the time of introduction.